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libvorbis


Information about the package, libvorbis, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The libvorbis package is designed for, The Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec..


Package Name:

libvorbis

Summary:

The Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec.

Description:

Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent- and royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format for audio and music at fixed and variable bitrates from 16 to 128 kbps/channel. The libvorbis package contains runtime libraries for use in programs that support Ogg Vorbis.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.2.3

Release:

5.el6_9.1

Size:

2.1 M

Repository:

installed

From Repository:

updates

Licence:

BSD



Handy Yum Commands for libvorbis


Control the libvorbis package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install libvorbis

This command will install libvorbis on the server.

yum remove libvorbis

This command will un-install libvorbis on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove libvorbis, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove libvorbis

This command will un-install libvorbis on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove libvorbis when using the -y flag.

yum update libvorbis

This command will update libvorbis to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove libvorbis, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update libvorbis

This command will update libvorbis to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove libvorbis when using the -y flag.

yum info libvorbis

This command will show you core information about the libvorbis package.

yum deplist libvorbis

This command will show you the dependencies for libvorbis. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update libvorbis

This command will check if there is an update waiting on libvorbis. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.